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The Metro Lakeland area is located 88 air miles (120 miles by interstate) southeast of St. Louis, MO and is most centered around the highway commerce intersections of Interstate 57, Interstate 24, and Illinois Route 13- a main east-west 4-lane expressway connecting the major communities of Murphysboro, Carbondale, Carterville, Herrin, Marion, and Harrisburg. The Metro Lakeland area consists of Jackson, Williamson, Franklin, Saline, and Perry Counties, where nearly 300,000 citizens of Illinois make their home. Carbondale (14 miles west), Herrin, and Marion are the key urban areas in Metro Lakeland with a combined city proper population of over 65,000 (2007 Census estimate)^[1] Carbondale, which is home to Southern Illinois University is the region's largest city by population, and Marion is the area's largest economic center.

Origin of Name

The region was given the name "Metro-Lakeland" by the US Census Bureau. The term "Lakeland" due to it's abundance of rivers and lakes in the area, and the term "Metro" since the five county area is considered to be one of the largest micropolitan statistical areas in the nation. The area's data is also used in select methods of calculation for the St. Louis, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Counties

Jackson
Williamson
Saline
Franklin
Perry

Major Cities

Note: Anchor Cities are bolded.

10,000+

<10,000

Highways

References

^ http://www.census.gov/

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 The Metro Lakeland area is located 88 air miles (120 miles by interstate) southeast of St. Louis, MO and is most centered around the highway commerce intersections of Interstate 57, Interstate 24, and Illinois Route 13- a main east-west 4-lane expressway connecting the major communities of Murphysboro, Carbondale, Carterville, Herrin, [[Marion, Illinois|Marion]], and [[Harrisburg, Illinois|Harrisburg]]. The Metro Lakeland area consists of Jackson, Williamson, Franklin, Saline, and Perry Counties, where nearly 300,000 citizens of Illinois make their home. [[Carbondale, Illinois|Carbondale]] (14 miles west), Herrin, and Marion are the key urban areas in Metro Lakeland with a combined city proper population of over 65,000 (2007 Census estimate)<ref>http://www.census.gov/</ref>
 Carbondale, which is home to [[Southern Illinois University]] is the region's largest city by population, and Marion is the area's largest economic center.
+==Origin of Name==
+The region was given the name "Metro-Lakeland" by the US Census Bureau. The term "Lakeland" due to it's abundance of rivers and lakes in the area, and the term "Metro" since the five county area is considered to be one of the largest micropolitan statistical areas in the nation. The area's data is also used in select methods of calculation for the [[St. Louis, Missouri]] Metropolitan Statistical Area.
 == Counties ==
 * '''[[Jackson County, Illinois|Jackson]]'''